SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7

The short version

Short answer: the wireless pick worth the money, largely because of the dual connection and a battery that lasts a working week of evenings.

Two connections at once

It runs the low latency 2.4GHz link to the machine you are playing on while staying paired to a phone over Bluetooth. Calls, music and game audio arrive in the same pair of ears without unpairing anything. Once you have used it, single connection headsets feel broken.

Battery and charging

Around 38 hours per charge, and a short charge buys several hours back. In practice you charge it while you are not using it and it never runs out mid session, which is the only battery behaviour that actually matters.

What you pay for

Roughly double the price of the wired pick. The audio is good but not twice as good. You are paying for the freedom to walk away from the desk and for the dual connection, and both are genuinely worth it if you use them.

Who it suits

Buy it if your phone and your PC both want your ears. Holding a 2.4GHz connection to the computer and a Bluetooth connection to the phone at the same time sounds like a small feature and turns out to be the one you use every day, because calls and messages stop requiring you to swap headsets.

Skip it if you only ever sit at one machine and never take a call. In that case you are paying a premium for a feature you will not touch, and the wired options sound comparable for far less.

What to buy instead

The HyperX Cloud III at 225 is the comfort pick if the cable does not bother you, and it costs about a third less. The BlackShark V2 X at 131 is the budget wired option. Nothing else in this range does the dual connection trick, which is why this sits where it does.

Buying it in the UAE

Price on this model has moved considerably over recent months, so check it rather than trusting a figure you read elsewhere. Battery life claims assume moderate volume, and in practice a loud listener gets noticeably less, which is worth knowing before you rely on it for a long flight.